Essay:Greatest Conservative Movies

Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order):

1. The first Spider-Man (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed liberals (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses abstinence. This was one of the most profitable films ever made.
2. Gone With the Wind
3. Ben-Hur
4. Shawshank Redemption
5. The Sound of Music
6. It's a Wonderful Life
7. The Ten Commandments
8. Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
9. The Passion of the Christ
10. Star Wars and its sequels - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil
11. King of Kings
12. On The Waterfront - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union
13. Sergeant York
14. Knute Rockne: All-American
15. Ninotchka
16. Forbidden Planet
17. Rudy
18. The Prince of Egypt
19. Red Dawn
20. Harry's War
21. The Patriot (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name)
22. Ladder 49
23. Rocky (perseverance and God-given talent can overcome all odds)
24. October Sky
25. Amazing Grace (film)
26. Bruce Almighty
27. Home Alone
28. World Trade Center (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in 9/11)
29. A Man For All Seasons
30. Chariots of Fire
31. One Foot In Heaven
32. Quo Vadis?
33. Three Godfathers
34. Reefer Madness (emphsizies the dangers of drugs)
35. The Lost Weekend (dangers of alcohol)
36. Little Miss Sunshine (importance of family)
37. The Manchurian Candidate (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at Joseph McCarthy)
38. Street Fighter (1995) These heroes learn that no one is going to help them out of danger-- they have to help themselves. A good message for kids.

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Please add your best conservative picks.